Lemony Smoked Salmon, Spinach and Caper Berry Quiche Recipe

This lemony smoked salmon quiche is the perfect picnic food because it can be pre-made and is just as delicious cold as it is it hot. Plus, it doesn’t require cutlery, so just portion this nourishing quiche and enjoy!

Serves: 4–6

Ingredients

Method

Pastry

1¾ cups wholemeal spelt flour

60g chilled butter or ghee, cut into cubes

Good pinch sea salt

50–60mL chilled water

Filling

5 large free-range or organic eggs

120mL milk

1 tsp sea salt

Good grind black pepper

Zest 1 lemon

Handful baby spinach, finely chopped

Small red onion, peeled, halved & finely sliced

½ fillet hot smoked salmon

2 tbsp caper berries

¼ cup grated parmesan

Preheat oven to 200°C.

In food processor, mix flour, butter and sea salt until crumb forms. Gradually add water until pastry comes together into firm dough (that holds together but doesn’t stick to your fingers). If weather is warm, place in fridge for 10 mins before rolling out.

Grease spring-form quiche tin and roll pastry out onto piece of baking paper to cover base and sides of tin. Invert into tin and trim sides and prick base 4 or 5 times with fork. With baking paper on top, fill with pastry weights and blind bake for 15 mins on bottom shelf of oven.

To make filling, beat eggs, milk, salt, pepper and lemon zest until frothy.

Once pastry is ready, remove baking paper and weights and spread spinach and red onion evenly over base. Then arrange pieces of smoked salmon over base and scatter over caper berries and parmesan.

Pour over egg mixture, taking care not to over-fill, and bake for 25–30 mins or until centre is just set firm.

Georgia Harding is a naturopath with almost 20 years experience, a mother and a passionate health educator. After many years consulting in a busy practice, lecturing in natural medicine and sharing her knowledge on talkback radio, Georgia decided to reach out and share her passion for holistic health by developing her blog, Well Nourished.
On her website, she shares fad-free health advice and intolerance/allergy-friendly recipes to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives and create delicious food memories.

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